After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

When it was opened, there was a bedroom inside which was not too big for a Marquis's family.

In addition to a large bed covered with cute pink bedding, there are also a dressing table, a sofa, a small coffee table, a table and other furnishings. They are all quite simple, without any dazzling luxurious decorations or other exaggerated things.

For Aize, this is a good thing, it makes him feel more relaxed.

"Master Aize, this is the room where the young lady lived before. Please rest here for the time being. Someone will send your luggage and tea to you later."

"OK, thanks."

"The dinner will start in about two hours. Please get some rest before then. Then, I'll take my leave."

"Well, hard work."

The maid left immediately, closing the door behind her.

Aize, who was indeed a little tired from the long journey, bent his joints hard, making a crackling sound, and then sat down on the chair by the window.

Through the window, you can see the castle courtyard outside and the soldiers who are training there.

"A castle is a castle, but it doesn't even have a proper courtyard... Well, that's not surprising. A frontier city should look like this."

"Um...yes...right?"

Chris's voice came from behind, weak and seemed to be trembling.

Turning around, I found the blue-haired girl leaning against the door of the room, her left hand clutching her right arm, she was literally trembling and her face was flushed, and her eyes were swinging back and forth like a pendulum.

"……What's wrong?"

"Well, it's just... although I had expected this to happen, but... really being in the same room with Aize... no, with Master, just thinking about it... just..."

"You're still talking about this now?"

Since they claim to be a couple, it is natural for them to be arranged in the same room. Forcing them to sleep separately will only arouse unnecessary suspicion.

Anyway, when the time comes to do it, just think of a solution. As long as you don't actually roll into the same bed, there won't be any big problem.

So Aize was unusually calm.

But Chris is different.

When I was facing my parents just now, I looked quite serious, but in fact, that was all forced in order not to embarrass myself in front of my family.

Everyone in her family, from her parents to the housekeeper, was still talking about Aize's identity, so deep down, as an avid solo pusher, she was already extremely excited.

In this already uncomfortable situation, they suddenly realized that they would be in the same room and even sleeping in the same bed for quite some time.

Naturally, it collapsed in an instant.

"I know I shouldn't say this now! But, when I think about it now, I just... uh - I get so excited I can't stop! What should I do, what should I do? Why does it feel like I've really become husband and wife with Master? Hehe, hehehe~"

This child's brain problems are getting more and more serious, it's really scary.

It would be better to pay more attention when resting at night.

"...Well, Miss Christina, we're not in Tafia right now, are we? The maid will be back soon, so you should recover quickly, or you'll be exposed!"

"Yes, yes, no, no, we'll be discovered. Calm down, calm down, hiss - huh - hiss - huh -"

dong dong dong.

“Ahhhhhhhh!?”

The heavy breathing, like giving birth, had not lasted for a few seconds when there was a sudden knock on the door behind her.

Chris, who was in the midst of a frenzy, was so frightened that she jumped out.

"Excuse me~"

The door opened, and with a familiar frivolous voice, Villian appeared there in a maid outfit, followed by two puppet maids carrying luggage.

"The maid in the castle said she was going to bring your luggage, but I intercepted her and took the opportunity to come here. How is it going? Any progress? Is there any..."

Miss Witch said this and tried to squeeze into the room.

Then, when she saw Chris covering her face tightly and the red skin exposed at the edge of her palm, she stopped.

Then he smiled evilly:

"What? Did I really disturb you? The sun is still in the sky. The Regent is really proactive. Well, I'll take my leave now. Bye-"

"Bow your heads and come in quickly!"

Aize didn't bother to say anything more, he just walked up and dragged the other person into the room.

I peeked outside to make sure the guards in the corridor didn't notice the little commotion.

Then he retreated, closing and locking the door.

The witch lady's smirk grew even louder as the keyhole clicked.

She even pretended to cover her cheeks and started to act coy:

"Lord Regent, you're not into threesomes, are you? In your father-in-law's house? How bold! But it's okay, I don't mind. If Miss Chris doesn't mind either, then it's totally fine."

"Well, I don't mind..."

"You better pay attention to it!"

Aize shook Chris violently several times, trying to sober up this guy whose brain was steaming and who didn't know what he was saying.

Then he looked at Villian:

"You too! She's so nervous, don't tease her! It could easily cause problems!"

"Okay~" Miss Witch puffed her cheeks and blew a breath nonchalantly. "So, what about the real business? What's the situation?"

"As for the situation, the marriage hasn't been suspected yet... or rather, it hasn't been mentioned much, so it shouldn't be a big deal. But the problem is, if Marquis Karseide is like that, then things will be troublesome."

Aize's plan is to temporarily disguise his identity and infiltrate the other party's family, find out the reason why Chris's father insisted that she go back, and then solve the problem with the right medicine.

But if this guy called his daughter back simply out of doting on her without any other reason, then it would be difficult to end the matter in a decent way.

"That's one aspect. As for the expedition... well, it's even more of a headache just talking about it."

I briefly introduced to Miss Witch what I had just seen and heard.

Including the prince's big chess game, the role played by Rosaline, and so on.

This made Villian smile bitterly and shook her head:

"That prince really chose the right person. Instead of relying on that inexplicable guy, I might as well have asked you from the beginning. There wouldn't be so much trouble now."

"There's nothing I can do. That guy is competitive with me, and from his perspective, there's nothing I can do about it."

The royal family, who are at the top of the ruling class, will be instinctively wary of other beings who have made excessive contributions. This is the same in any world.

The so-called achievements that threaten the master, although he is not Aize's master, the principle is the same.

So as long as he doesn't go too far and behaves a little impolitely, Aize won't say anything.

Even if he really has the ability to take over all of Aize's duties, Aize can have an easier time, which will also be good for the overall interests of mankind, which is what he wants.

"So what about you? How's it going over there? How are they arranging things for you?"

Maid is a nice term, but in essence it means a servant, a maid, or even a coolie.

Moreover, the main residence of the Karlsade family is located in the occupied city of Lilbas, and the space of this temporary residence castle is not very spacious.

There is not much space left for the master, and it is even less likely that the servants will have a good living environment.

Therefore, Aize was really worried that Villian would suffer.

Miss Witch waved her hand:

"They arranged for me to live with the castle's head maid. The conditions are pretty good, so don't worry if you can't stand the hardship. Besides, I just found something interesting in the castle. Would you like to take a look?"

Villian said this with a mysterious smile.

Chapter 34: Castle Ghost

"Something interesting?"

"Ok!"

The witch nodded vigorously, then walked around to Aize's side. After looking at each other, she put her hand on his forehead as she had done many times before.

In an instant, the scene before my eyes changed.

From the interior, it was suddenly pulled up to the eaves of the castle, overlooking the courtyard from a high vantage point.

Sensory synchronization, Villian synchronized what her cat-shaped familiar saw with Aze.

In the familiar's vision, two castle guards were standing in an empty corridor, facing each other closely, without saying a word or showing any expression, just staring at each other blankly, like statues.

The atmosphere was inexplicably strange.

"This is?"

"After arriving, I wanted to observe the castle's structure for a bit, so I released my familiars, and I discovered these two guys."

"No, what I want to ask is, how on earth did these two people... huh!?"

The picture before me answered this question.

The facial features of one of the guards suddenly became extremely strangely distorted. His two eyes rotated toward their respective sides at the same time, and his mouth suddenly became extremely large, almost spanning his entire face.

Then, everything returned to normal, and the two of them just separated as if nothing had happened.

It was like a scene from a horror movie, giving Aize goosebumps all over his body.

"Could this be... the Faceless Man?"

"Yes, without a doubt."

Miss Witch nodded.

"Those guys can transform into anyone, but if they maintain that state for too long, they'll get tired. So, when no one else is around, they'll occasionally relax a bit—probably like how humans stretch after sitting for too long. That's how it manifested just now, and my cat happened to see it."

The Faceless Ones are the most mysterious and strange race among the demons, no doubt about it.

Its true appearance is similar to a mannequin in a clothing store, with tiring limbs and a head, but no facial features, and a flat face with nothing on it.

Its body is said to not have the skeletal and organ structure of a regular organism, but rather some kind of fluid that will quickly disintegrate or even evaporate upon death.

Because of this, it has the ability to transform into any humanoid creature. It is said that some advanced species can even imitate voices, personalities, and read memories.

These imitations are not difficult to identify as long as specific spells are applied, but magicians are very rare on the human side, so it is impossible to conduct a thorough screening.

Therefore, in the end, the Faceless Men's infiltration is pervasive and impossible to defend against.

If every human city were to be screened, a lot would surely be found.

The various human forces were also quite troubled by this, but with the help of the magicians in the army, they were able to control the infiltration of noble mansions and the army to ensure that the most important military and political intelligence would not be leaked so easily.

But this time, at least two of them actually infiltrated directly into the castle, which was an extremely risky behavior for them.

The situation is serious.

The witch lady let go of her hand, and Aize's vision returned to normal.

"Aize, what should we do? Should we kill them?"

"Hmm... Is there any way to know what they are communicating?"

"It can't be done."

Villian spread her hands and shook her head simply.

"The communication method used by those guys isn't magic in the ordinary sense. There's not even any flow of magical energy. The witches have tried to study and decipher it, but they've been completely unable to do anything."

The Faceless Men possess abilities similar to telepathy. It is said that what they want to express can be projected directly into the target's mind, so there is no need for words to communicate with the same kind.

Just like what we did just now, if you get within a certain range of each other, you can do it. When I first heard about it, Aize, who was still struggling to communicate in code, was envious and cried.

If these two guys hadn't thought there was no one around and had let their guard down, it would have been difficult to catch them.

So, now that we have finally caught it, we must never let it go.

"No, don't act rashly. The two guys they transformed into are dressed differently. One is a castle guard, and the other is a street patroller. They must be trying to pass on information through the previous meeting. They're targeting both sides."

Any human army will conduct scans and screenings for Faceless Men during morning and evening roll calls. This is a routine task that must be done twice a day.

The fact that these two people sneaked in indicates two things.

First, the fact that they were willing to infiltrate even at the risk of being discovered showed that they had ulterior motives and that they were definitely targeting what the prince and the marquis had discussed.